It’s smart of them to make it a foods with nutrient function claims. From a retail perspective, since it just needs to clear the ingredient standard specifications, it slightly reduces the issue of not being able to write things on the POP displays, so I thought they were putting some real thought into their sales strategy, especially for a brand originating from an esthetic salon.
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When it says “nutrient-functional food” (eiyō kinō shokuhin), it feels a bit less shady and makes it easier to buy at the drugstore.
As a buyer, it gives a sense of security, so I’m honestly pretty happy about it.
Hey yuki_runs, it’s a bit too early to relax.
That doesn’t mean the government has officially approved hemp, you know. It’s just a self-certification system where they can call it that because some vitamin or something they added later falls within the standard limits, and there isn’t even an obligation to notify authorities.
Getting the impression that the safety of hemp itself has been officially endorsed is, frankly, pretty shady bordering on black.
Whether it’s self-certification or anything else, just having your name on a national framework makes head office reviews immensely easier to pass. Even just having a reason to put the product on store shelves is a huge help.
Even if the contents are just vitamins, having the ingredient numbers neatly lined up on the package is really appreciated.
The last thing I want to hear in the exam room is someone just saying, “I bought some healthy powder online”… but if they bring the whole outer box and show it to me asking, “Is it okay to drink this?”, I think just that alone is a big help.
Even if it gets approved in meetings, mixing up the effects of hemp and the functions of vitamins on in-store POP displays will get you flagged instantly. With increasing labeling restrictions, it just means heavier management responsibility on the shop floor, don’t you think?
Oh, I see, I can just take the whole box! If it says what’s inside, it sounds like it’ll be easier to ask about at the hospital too. If more things were like that, it would be a huge help!
So you’re saying it’s just vitamin-infused roasted soybean flour?! lol
When you hear it’s vitamin-infused roasted soybean flour, it suddenly starts feeling overpriced (lol). Hemp-based stuff is generally pricey anyway, and if that’s all it is, I can’t help thinking it might be cheaper to just buy regular protein powder or kinako and take a vitamin supplement instead. Since I want to keep going with it, I really wish it were a bit cheaper.
Unlike cheap kinako, it costs money to gather inspection documents and back up the labeling. If suspicious-looking powders disappear and more items can be placed on the shelves without worrying about complaints, that’s totally fine by me.
I wish they’d stock it on the shelves at my local drugstore too! I was a bit scared to buy it online, so if I see it in a store, I’m definitely going to buy it!
Just because it’s at a drugstore or labeled as a food with nutrient function claims doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to meet the residual THC limit for raw materials. That’s a completely different legal matter, so I wouldn’t let my guard down too much if I were you.